Lock device for towel cabinets



' Dec. 11,1023. 1,477,000

I A. L. OVERHOLT LOCK DEVICE FOR TOWEL CABINETS Filed April 10, 1922e601 INVENTOB flLBERT L, OVERHOLT Dec. V11, 1923. 1,477,000

' A. L. OVERHOLT LOCK DEVICE FOR TOWEL CABINETS Filed April 10. 1922 2Sheets-S 6'6 2 F/ 6 6 INYENTOR] /7LBERT Z. Or BHOLT ITToR/VE Ya nnenarn. @VEREOIQTJN? inrwunanomsmmunso ra, assiefnon, er iunsnn escrowtenure,no s'rnmnn sums confirm, or saw nan-n crrv, UTAH, a CORPQBATION UTAH.

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Be it known that l, ALBERT l4. @vnnnomr, a citizen of the United States,resident of Minneapolis, county of lrlen'nepin, State of Minnesota, haveinvented certain new and useful improvements in Loch Devices for lowel(Cabinets, of which the following is a specification. in towel caloinetsusing a continuous towel lit) web, provision ismade ior measuring ordelivering a predetermined length of towel with each pull of 1 the user,the measuring device automatically resetting itself to allow the pullingand measuring; operation to he repeated.

in some instances it is desirable to have the measuiingdevice remain inits locking or checking position until released hy the next orsubsequent user, a trip device heing provided which must be actuated bythe user before delivery of the clean towel can he obtained.

c ect of in resent invention is toprovide a mechanism in connection withthe i the towel measuring device which will automatically assume alocking position when a predetermined length of toWelhasheen deliveredand prevent the measuring device from returnin to it initial positionuntil -lfireleased or trippedhy the person desiring to use the towel.Economy in the use oi the towel is etlected with such a device, ash'equently there will he a considerable clean area on the towel that hasheen pulled down to for use loy one person and this clean area may hesuflicient for the use at the next person and he either will not attemptto pull down a clean section of the' towel, or, finding that it islocked, will not take the to trouble to operate the release device ormay' not understand it sufliciently t'ooperate it and will be satisfiedwith the use ofthe towel section which has previously been pulleddownand'partially used.

45 The invention consists -.generally. in va rious constructions andcombinations, all as hereinafter described 'and'particularly pointed outin the claims.

In the accompanying drawings .forming part of this specification, j 1

' Fi 1 is a verti a1 sectionai view on c the line 1 -1 of Figure 3.,

to its locking position,

' in the rear. otthe roll 5 over which the towel From these rods 7 thetowel weh passes to of the towel web, the weigh will carry it back tothe bottom of the gu de v,

' Figure 2is a view corresponding to E ig- J ure 1, showing themeasuring. device moved:

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Figure 3 is a sectional view on 3 -3 ofl igurel,

igure t is a sectional view on 4-4 of Figure 1,. I

Figure 5 is a sectional view on 5--5 or Figure 7,

Figure 8 is a sectional view on 6-6 of Figure 7,

Figure 7 is a sectional view on 7-7 ot- Figure 5,

Figure 8-is a sectional view on 8--8 cit Figure 5. a V V ln the drawing,2 represents'the casing oi the cabinet having a suitable door 3 throughwhich access may he had to the interior. in W the upper portion oi thecabinet is a shell 4 f whereon the roll of clean toweling 5 is laced. Ared 6 is provided in the casing line use line the line the line webpasses and from. thence down to "the lower portion of the cabinet andunder similar rods 7 arranged preterahly one in trout oi the' otheronysubstantially the same level.

a dispensing roll 8 havinga roughened sun face 9 of rubber, sand-paperor other saualole material. From this dispensing roll the clean toweldepends through an opening 10 in the bottom of the casing toe pointvwithin convenient reach of the user.

Beneath the dispensing roll ll provide v'ertical guideways ii in thesidewallsot thecasing,-wherein a'loar 12 i adapted to slide, the upper.edge. ofthe bar preferably heing beveled 'sli htly, asindicated at 13,{for con- W tact with t e peripheral surface of the dispensing roll.Hubs Mare provided at the ends. of the dispensing roll and flexiblemeans, such as chains 15, are attached atone end to these hubs and'atthe other. end to the bar 12' so that when the dispensing roll isrotated oroscillated by the "pull of the towelthereon, the bar 12 willbe raised verideally in the guideways into contact with the surface ofthe dispensingroll to check its rotation when a predetermined length oftowel hasbeen delivered. Upon the release t of the bar 12 lid ways,rotating the dispensing roll so that it the locking bar and hold it inits locking 19' normally tends to position. A sprin hold the latch, uner the locking bar. As shownin Figure 1, the latch normally pro swingsjects across the path of the bar 12 and 1S pushed away as the bar israised and as soon as the bar has passed the latch, it

back to its normal position, preventing the, return of thebar until thelatch a Forvtripping the latch I provide a plunis aga n '0 rated. Y

ger 20 mounted in an arm 21 which normally limits outward movement ofthe lower end of the latch, but allowsit to be of the path of thelocking bar.

'a modified construction which consists in pushed inwardly to move itsupperend out In Sheet 2 of the draw ngs, I have shown 3 substitutin asingle roll 22 for the rods? and-provi ing ayoke 23 pivotedat 24 andadapted to swing upwardly against" the dispensing roll, be ng connectedtherewith in the same manner as described with reference to Figure 1 forthe purpose ofxpreventing oscillation of the roll, and fe towel. A, pin25 is provided on one of the side arms of the yoke and a latch 26 ispivoted at 27 near the bottom of the casing and has an upper'end 28 thatis adapted to the 111225 and lock the yoke in its on a rai se position,the upper end of the .-latch k being angled slightly so that it ispushed out of the way of thepin'25' when the yoke ,is raisedand willswing back under the pin to lock the'yokel --A red 29 is pivotallyconnected with said latch and projects I through-[the wallof the casingin position to lie-actuated by the user, and has a stop '30 for limiti'a spring 31 the rod .and the cabinet and resistthe. ressureof the itsoutward movement and w ich normally tends to draw .the latch toward the{front of pin 25 when it-pushe's the atch out of its path on theupstroke ofthez'yoke.

locking Thenorm'al position of the arts isgillustrated in Figure 5,while; in igure 6, the

ition assumed by the yoke when the user asulled'down on the clean towelandthelatc has engaged; thepin' 25, is.

shown,'locking the yoke in contact with the surface of the. dispensinroll. tact will continue until t 'e :.next user s ar-5* ates the rod29', against spring 31 and disengages the tension tithe the latchv fronithe. m; jW-hen ..this takesplace, the yoke by gravity to the positionshown roll a towel must either trip the locking of the i1! 5, rotatingthe dispensing roll and settingthe parts'in positionto allow a further'measur1ng and delivering of the towel webwhen' a pull isapp'liedthereto.

In usingthe cabinet, the erson desiring a section of clean towel wi lgrasp the depending portion and pulling thereon, will the limit of itsupward movement will contact with'the towel web and force it against theperipheral surface of the dispensing clamping the web thereon andpositively preventing further feed of the towel and rotation of theroll. At the same time, the locking latch will swing in under the barand prevent it from sliding down the g uideways when pull upon the towelceases. hetowelweb will therefore be automatically locked when the firstuser has finished with the towel. The next person usin the atch firstandallow the stop bar and r0 0 return to their normal position, or hemust use the section of towel that has already been delivered. If heprefers to do this, or does do it, not understandin perhaps, the mannerof operating the re case, a savin will be effected in the use of thetowe. This saving is often of considerable importance to the owners of abuilding where the cabinet is installed. It is possible, of course, forany user that does desire'a clean section of the towelto immediatelyobtain it by operating the latch, releasing :the looking device andthereby allowing the dispensing roll to be again rotated to deliver a'clean portion ofthe towel, but the necessit'y for releasing the rollwill often cause 'ameasuring device including a bar movable intoand outof engagement with the towel web on the roll and connected with saidroll and actuated thereby for clamping-the towel web on the surface ofthe roll and checkin thecrotation thereof at a predetermin point.

2. A towel-holder comprising a support for arolhofclean towel, adispensing roll vaover which the towel web passes,- a measuringi deviceincludinga bar movable into an out of engagement with the towel web onthe roll and having flexible connections with nd roll to be actllltedtherebyto check narvgooo' rotation of said roll and deliver the toweluring device having flexible connections with said dispensing roll,guides wherein said measuring device is slidable, said device contactingwith the towel web and roll for limiting the feed when a predeterminedlength has been dispensed.

A towel holder having a support for a roll of clean towel, a dispensingroll over which the web or clean towel passes, a measuring device havingflexible connections with said dispensing roll, guides wherein saidmeasuring device is slidable, said device contacting with the towel weband roll for limiting the feed when a predetermined length has beendispenmd, said measuring device returning by gravity to its normalposition when pull upon the towel ceases.

5. Atowel holder comprisingasupport for a roll oi towel, a dispensingroll over which the web of clean towel passes, a sliding bar havingflexible connections with said dispensing roll to be moved by therotation I for a roll thereof into contact with the towel web and rollfor checking movement of said roll when upredetermined length o]? towelhas been dispensed. p

6. A towel holder comprising a support tor a roll of towel, adispensing-roll over which the web of clean towel passes, said rollhaving hubs at the ends thereof, a bar slidably mounted and havingflexible connections at its ends with said hubs, rotation of saiddispensing roll winding said flexible connections on said hubs anddrawing said bar into contact with the towel Web and roll to check thedispensing of the clean towel web. v

7. A towel holder comprising a supportof clean towel, a dispensing rollover which the towel web passes, a measuring device connected with saidroll to be actuated by the rotation thereof and drawn into contact withsaid roll to check delivery of the clean towel, and a latch devicemounted to lock said measuring device in its checking position.

of said holder through 8. A'towel holder comprising a support -tor aroll of clean towel, a, dispensing roll over which the towel web passes,a measuring device connected with said roll to be actuated by therotation thereof and drawn into contact with said roll to check deliveryof the clean towel, a latch mounted in the path of said measuring devicefor engaging and holding said measuring device in its checking position,and means Within the reach of the user for tripping said latch 2 device.

9. A towel holder comprisinga sup-port for a roll of clean towel, adispensing roll over which the towel web passes, a measuring deviceconnected with said dispensing roll and actuated thereby to be drawninto contact'with said rollto check its rotation, a latch mounted in thepath of said measuring device for engaging and holding said measuringdevice. in its checking position, and a plunger connected with saidlatch device.

10. A towel holder comprising a support in the upper portion thereof fora roll of clean towel, guide means around which the web. of clean towelpasses, a dispensing roll beneath and near the towel roll and over whichthe clean towel web is carried, an opening being provided in the lowerportion of said holder through which the clean web is fed to the user,and a measuring device actuated by the movement of said dispensing-rollfor clamping the towel web thereon and checking the feed.

11. A towel holder comprising a support in the upper portion thereof fora roll of clean towel, guide means around which the web of clean towelpasses, a dispensing roll beneath and near the towel roll and over whichthe clean towel web is carried, an

opening being provided in the lower portionv which the clean web is fedto the user, and a measuring device actuated by the movement of saiddispensing roll for clamping the towe web thereon and chechng the feed,and m ans for holding said checking device in its checking position.

. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 6th day of A ril,1922.

- ALBERT L. VERHOL'l.

